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Trip | Date | Section | Comment |
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Flat Rock | Jan 1 | USA :: San Diego | OnB from Gliderport. Best beach hike anywhere! Torrey Pines Pictorial |
Piedras Pintadas | Jan 2 | USA :: San Diego | Hodges almost completely dry. Full Hiking Page |
Iron Mountain | Jan 4 | USA :: San Diego | Old Thanxgiving fave with bittersweet feel of good things yet to come. Full Hiking Page |
Stonewall Peak | Jan 8 | USA :: San Diego | Paso Piscacho - Los Vaqueros Loop. Sunny but cold, icy trail |
Fletcher Point | Jan 12 | USA :: San Diego | OnB via Del Dios gorge. An hour on summit soaking sunshine in T-shirt while Canmore had -40 Celsius. Full Hiking Page |
Rose Canyon | Jan 14 | USA :: San Diego | Old after-work walk during La Regencia Days. Regents Ridge getting overgrown |
Mt. Cowles - Pyles Peak | Jan 16 | USA :: San Diego | Backside Loop with exploratory Pyles Peak north side descent. Completed Mission Trails 5 Peak Challenge! |
Laguna - Monument Peak | Jan 18 | USA :: San Diego | PCT from Desert View, Laguna Ridgeline Loop return. NASA Laser Facility on Top! |
Penasquitos Canyon | Jan 21 | USA :: San Diego | Swollen Creek from Rain Storm; muddy Trail. Carson Crossing overflowing. Full Hiking Page |
Blue Sky - Lake Poway | Jan 26 | USA :: San Diego | Standard CW loop. Poway Beautiful and Peaceful as Ever |
Guy Fleming - Parry Grove | Jan 28 | USA :: San Diego | Beach Trail to Flat Rock loop return. Fab Sunset at Ellen Browning Viewpoint |
Minshall Trail - Stonewall Mine | Jan 29 | USA :: San Diego | Short but super scenic Cuyamaca 'Prairie' loop |
Big Laguna | Jan 29 | USA :: San Diego | Twilight Loop via Noble Canyon |
Fry Koegel Loop | Jan 31 | USA :: San Diego | Mt Woodson Backside from Ramona Highway |
Hodges Coast To Crest | Feb 4 | USA :: San Diego | Standard Hodges North to Boat Launch. Terrific late Afternoon views from Little Fletcher |
Atmospheric River | Feb 6 | USA :: San Diego | Rivers of Mud down Gliderport Cliffs post Cataclysmic Southern California Rainstorm |
Barker Dam | Feb 10 | USA :: Joshua Tree | Short loop on drive from San Diego to 29 Palms |
Lost Horse Mine | Feb 11 | USA :: Joshua Tree | Very Scenic South side loop return. Last Hike of US Winter 24 |
LM8 | Feb 16 | Canadian Rockies :: Banff - Louise | Frozen Minnewanka to LM8; return via Shore trail. First Rockies hike post US24 Winter |
Grotto Creek Canyon | Feb 21 | Canadian Rockies :: Canmore / Bow Valley | Slushy Wet Ice. Turned back at the Forks. Full Hiking Page |
Johnston Canyon - Ink Pots | Feb 23 | Canadian Rockies :: Banff - Louise | Very icy to 2nd Waterfall. Compact trail to the Pots and beyond. Full Hiking Page |
Grassi Lakes - Whiteman Gap | Mar 11 | Canadian Rockies :: Canmore / Bow Valley | Usual '8' loop. Broke trail down Riders of Rohan. Full Hiking Page |
Yates Mtn | Mar 14 | Canadian Rockies :: Kananaskis | Trail well broken. Booted up, spikes down. Cold wind. Full Hiking Page |
Ha Ling | Mar 16 | Canadian Rockies :: Canmore / Bow Valley | Early Season Tradition. Went to Ha Ling instead of Miners. Full Hiking Page |
Green Monster | Mar 18 | Canadian Rockies :: Kananaskis | Crux bypass icy and dangerous. Loop return via Evan Thomas Fireroad |
Raven's End | Apr 1 | Canadian Rockies :: Canmore / Bow Valley | Mud and slush, compact snow on upper Ridge. Yam Traverse not in shape. Full Hiking Page |
Gypsum Ridge | Apr 10 | Canadian Rockies :: Kananaskis | Steep ascent above Smith-Dorrien Creek. Classic K-Lakes Bluebird View at Ridge Endpoint |
Helen Lake Ridge | Apr 14 | Canadian Rockies :: Icefields | Fab Dolomite Panorama. Total solitude. Wet unsupportive snow |
Fairholme Benchlands | Apr 20 | Canadian Rockies :: Banff - Louise | Pleasant afternoon walk from Cascade Ponds to Johnson Lake and back. Full Hiking Page |
Kent Ridge South | Apr 23 | Canadian Rockies :: Kananaskis | Booted up to South End. Wet snow and warm. |